Ginger breaking new at 7 00, the storms have moved out. Weather just caused spacex to scrub tonights launch. Were at the cape asking when theyll try again. News 6 is learning a crucial lifeline wasnt there for you during some of this mornings severe weather. Why the weather alert radio system went down for the second time this year. Good evening, im lisa bell ginger im ginger gadsden. Thank you for joining us. Julie the entire i4 ultimate project has been shut down after a deadly construction crash. In moments, how this happened and why work was halted indefinitely. A very sad story there. Lisa we start with breaking news in orange county. Sky 6 was just over the orange and lake county line. Deputies and florida fish and wildlife agents are there searching for a missing boater. And west of highway 441. The boater was reported missing around noon. With the sun now down, its not clear how long this search will continue tonight. Well keep you posted. Julie still breaking at 7 00, construction for the entire 21mile i4 ultimate project has been shut down after a deadly mishap. A construction worker was run over and killed by a dump truck. Amanda castro is there with new information on the shutdown. Reporter the contractor is giving the crew time to grieve and evaluating their safety procedures, saying it wont go back to work until the standards are acceptable. Its a dangerous job. Theyre trying to widen i4 but its dangerous. Reporter she drove by the accident this afternoon on her way from work. The nurse stopped to see if she could help but when she got there, the construction worker heavy equipment like that, like a dump truck, if you survive it, its a miracle. Troopers say 31yearold Marvin Franklin walked behind the vehicle as it was stopped. The driver then started backing up, running over the worker and killing him at the scene. Some witnesses think loud traffic and heavy winds could be reasons why the worker didnt hear the backup alarms. I imagine he did not hear it because those bells are plenty loud on those trucks. I cant see any other reason why it would happen. The contractor, sgl, says construction along the big drive will stop for an unknown amount of time, giving crews time to grieve. Were told they will review safety procedures including how dump trucks enter and exit they had a 97minute window, launch window, but they decided to scrub it before the window even opened. The rocket is carrying a satellite for the company ses, which will provide High Definition television for folks in southeast asia. After it sends that payload into orbit, the first stage of the rocket is supposed to land on a floating barge. Spacex has not been successful in landing the rocket on a barge yet and they dont expect it to work this time around either. Thought tomorrow would be a better day for a launch. Its pretty windy out here on the cape tonight. Again, the window opens at 6 46. For now, recording in Cape Canaveral air force station. Ginger we broke the news the launch scrubbed on clickorlando. Com, powered by news 6. When the launch happens hopefully tomorrow night, well bring it to you live. News 6 is working to get results for you and get answers for a mishap during todays storms. Meteorologist tom sorrells and troy bridges and Candace Campos were all on the air for you when a Tornado Warning sounded this morning. A crucial lifeline failed before the storm finished moving through. The National Weather Service Radio alert system went down for the second time this year. News 6 reporter Troy Campbell is asking why. Reporter the good news is the emergency radios are back in service tomorrow. Were working on getting results. Micah who is looking into why the Service Outages keep happening. Noaa emergency radios used by many to stay informed about weather in the area. Several hours after the signal went out they were working to get the device working. By changing the dial to one of these alternative transmitters across Central Florida the emergency radios received their signal through a phone line. Last month, the orlando noaa emergency weather transmitter went down during severe weather. Officials later saying the transmitter was struck by lightning, something that doesnt rely on a land line, the news 6 pinpoint weather app, easy to use, giving you breaking weather updates when it matters most. Find it in your app store by the emergency Weather Radio service is back in service tonight. Were working to find out what caused the outage. Ginger we were very fortunate the storms did not cause any damage to speak of in our area. Same line of storms spawned a tornado in the panhandle overnight. Destroyed. Damaged. One couple whose home was hit said they didnt have time to react. We were trying to get the door closed and get in the closet. We were both pulling on it and it wouldnt close. We couldnt get it closed and it was just panic. Julie at least six people were hurt. Governor rick scott has declared a state of emergency. Ginger later in the day another funnel cloud was spotted south of our viewing area in vero beach. Someone with a cell phone fortunately it did not touch ground. It looks scary there. There was even a Tornado Warning for part of the area before 10 00 this morning. Lisa the storm system moved through in waves all day. They moved fast as well. This video is time lapse from our downtown orlando city cam. As we take a live look now, a lot drier out there. A big cooldown is now on the way. Chief meteorologist tom sorrells is pinpointing when this all means for us. Tom its going to feel so much different for you tonight. The temperature is crashing. Radar is showing an end to the rain. Its just about done for now. The cape is drying out as well. The winds keep on howling into the night. The rain will continue to funnel away from us, farther to the south and to the east. There will be no returning of that. Look at our temperature. Already down to 67 degrees in orlando. 59 in gainesville. And 65 in palm coast. That wouldnt be so unusual if we had not had a high today of 82. Funneling in here at 18 in orlando, 8 at the cape and 23 in New Smyrna Beach and a 15mileanhour wind right now in ocala. Onthetown forecast dropping to 58 degrees by 10 00. Down to 56 by 11 00. Ill be right back to pinpoint a very chilly overnight low tonight and an even cooler day than what you might expect for tomorrow. See you in a few. Julie thank you, tom. See you in a few minutes. The cooldown may feel different depending on where you live. Lisa we sent out Candace Campos on the pinpoint weather patrol. Reporter as we pinpoint your forecast around town after the storms earlier today, were now going to Start Talking about a cooldown and with skies clearing out, its going to be a beautiful evening out for folks in titusville as we pinpoint our forecast on this wednesday evening. Tonight temperatures in the upper 50s, partly to mostly clear skies. The skies will start to move out. By thursday, though, look at the temperatures by 4 p. M. , warming up into the mid60s. Plenty of sunshine. Around all thursday and into thursday night as overnight lows again dip into the upper 40s to low 50s. Overall, a greatlooking forecast for folks in titusville. Dont forget, you can get breaking weather alerts and live radar anytime on our free news 6 pinpoint weather app. Just search wkmg in your app store. Lisa tonight Court Documents are revealing more about why they say a mom shot and murdered her son in the shower. Ginger the mom faced the judge for the first time in Seminole County. Financial problems and a struggle with depression caused virginia ortega to plan out the crime. She loaded the bullets and waited until 29yearold howard blake got into the shower monday before firing all five rounds through the shower curtain. Investigators say ortega sat in the home with his dead body for more than 24 hours. And she was emotional and but i did not get any explanation of why it happened. Police say ortega tried to shoot herself as they forced their way into her home. But she was out of bullets. She remains at the Seminole County jail tonight, being held without bond. Julie a new alert about zika. Pregnant women now have the disease in florida. Why we dont know where they are. Lisa also why youll need sharp eyes to spot the newest attraction at disneys Animal Kingdom. And wet weather thinned the crowds but thousands flocked to a local theme park. How they got in free and what they thought of the wait. Ginger and how this unfolded and what police want you to notice. Were getting results in flagler beach, eustis and all of Central Florida here on news 6 at 7 00 and our free news 6 app. And join us on facebook during the break. Just search for me at facebook. Com Julie Broughton donkey sound elephant sound theres a big difference between making noise, tapping sound and making sense. elephant sound donkey sound when it comes to Social Security, we need more than lip service. Our next president needs a real plan to keep Social Security strong. elephant noise hey candidates. Enough talk. Lisa a Crime Tracker alert out of orange county. Run. Lisa theres a new clue that shows what happened on february 7th at the neighborhood food mart on orange avenue. After walking in together, one of them points a gun and demands cash. Next the Surveillance Video shows another worker trying to get inside but the robbers keep him out. The gunman fired a shot through the window, shooting the guy in the leg. You can see the glass shatter. You can take a closer look at this video at clickorlando. Com, powered by news 6. If you can help solve this crime, call crime line at 1800423tips. Julie tonight more worries about the zika virus. Late today the state revealed there are three more cases. Heres the scary part. Theyre all pregnant women. The first to test positive for the virus in florida. There are now 32 zika cases reported statewide in 11 counties. The Surgeon Generals office is not revealing where the pregnant women with zika live due to privacy concerns. So far, all cases are travel related. Federal officials for 250 more zika antibody tests. There are 1200 tests Still Available but we have used more than 255 tests in the past two weeks. You can find more information on zika, including travel notices, symptoms and treatment on our website. Head to clickorlando. Com, powered by news 6. Lisa weather worry of noaa didnt teen the faithful from flocking to orlandos holy land experience today. Ginger build the ark. People had to wait to get in the annual free day. It will work out. I hope god come right here while were here. Amen. Ginger that would be something. Some handled the situation better than others. The theme park typically costs 50 to get in. By state law, to keep the parks nonprofit status, it has to let customers in one day of the we welcome in a whole lot of people who might not be able to come under any other circumstances. Thats what were here for, to add value to peoples lives. The park can handle about 2,000 guests at a time so people were let in on a first come first served basis. The weather did not keep them away. Lisa this is the first time i can remember the weather being like it was on this day. Ginger last year, people were there way before 5 a. M. And the line just went all around the building. Lisa the newest attraction at disneys Animal Kingdom is now greeting guests. You have to have pretty good eyes to see this. This is the baby wallaby. Its only five months old. The joey is in its mommys pouch. Take a closer look. Seven months in their mothers pouch. Zookeepers cannot really examine the guy or little gal. Ginger heres one more shot. Julie it looks like a chihuahua there. Lisa how cute. Ginger im waiting for people to have babies like that to have one. You have a pocket and just unzip it. Im talking about the actual process. Lisa that might be a little weird. Julie that would be painful surgery. My day started earlier than normal on the air at mix 105. 1. There i am adjusting my jacket there. I was filling in this morning for dana taylor on mix 105. 1. Ginger how did you look that good that early . Julie i didnt know i did. Youre my favorite person. Radio is different from tv. Ginger tomorrow im getting the chance to get behind the mic so im going to get pointers from julie. Join me as i hang out with the morning team at mix 105. 1. Ill be there from 6 until 10 00. Im looking forward to it. You said you had a really good time. Julie and they were so welcoming. Its always so weird to be on a show with people you dont know. Lisa you mentioned someone brought in breakfast today. Ginger i would like breakfast tomorrow as well. Julie youll be fabulous. Tom if someone brings in breakfast, it might be ginger. Ginger probably. Its looking more and more like that. Chief meteorologist tom sorrells is joining us now. You were up bright and early this morning, too. Tom i was. I was on the air by 9 00. Here through the night obviously. The rough stuff is all over. We kept on doing cutins through the day as the rain rolled through. The danger was just about done by midday. Let me show you whats happening right now on radar. This is the last gasp of the rain. Were saying goodbye to the rain, finally checking out. All the big showers are down south or leaving. The thing were going to start to focus on now would be the temperatures. Check out the daytime highs. Theyre crazy when you consider where were going. We had 84 for the high today in palm coast. 84. 83 in sanford and 80 in gainesville. Bottom line is everyone hit 80 or better except for melbourne who maxedout at 79. Right now, we have tumbled in the last few hours from a high today of 82 degree mark to 67. Its 72 right now in melbourne. 63 in leesburg. Check out ocala. 63. 50s where were all going before all is said and done tonight. The temperature of 67 that we have right now in orlando, thats comfortable compared to our overnight low. Wind speeds are picking it up. 14mileanhour wind from the west now in orlando, 15 in leesburg. 13 in cocoa beach and 23 still in New Smyrna Beach. Tomorrow, on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being awesome, tomorrows going to be an 8. Heres the deal. The sunshine comes back, most importantly. There will be no watches and no warnings, secondly. Its going to be a much better day than what we had today. But its going to be windy and its going to be chilly all day long tomorrow. So for you personally, if you cant handle the cool air and the wind, its not going to be an 8 for you. Heres the satellite and radar together. This is a huge, huge pocket of low pressure here thats rocking all the way with rain from atlanta up through the ohio valley, snow from chicago to toronto. Today we had the high wind and the rain and the storms, things comes on in. The cooldown is on under mostly sunny skies. Tonight the clouds check out and the colder air rolls in. Track. There will be no changes now except for these cooler temperatures that youll have to get used to for the next couple of days. Low tonight, 47 does it in daytona beach. 49 in sanford. 50 in oviedo. 45 in the villages and 52 for you in titusville. In orlando, 51. Heres tomorrow. First thing in the morning, a lot of sunshine but its windy. 52. The daytime high finally back to 68. It takes all day to get there. Overnight lows dropping back into the low 40s. So the boots are back. The leather jackets are out of the closet and the heat is on. Julie i love when the leather comes out. Ginger thank you, tom. Lisa this weekend will be a big one for the orlando solar bears. Win on the ice and beat homelessness. News 6 is going to bring you the game live. Coverage starts at 7 30. The solar bears will donate a dollar for every post on twitter, facebook or instagram using the rethink homelessness. It is easy to do and its a great cause. Julie yes, it is. Well be right back. Lowes presents how to put your foot in your mouth. Man, wish my yard looked like yours. Hey, the grass is always greener on the other side of the. Now get 20 off stagreen fertilizer, reporter these school buses carry very special cargo. Why is it some bus drivers are back behind the wheel of these buses after crashing them or breaking traffic laws. Investigators say this School Bus Driver crashed two different buses after running red lights. We found other examples of bus drivers who caused collisions yet have been allowed to keep their jobs. Im mike deforest. Tonight at 11 00, ill tell you what School Districts are doing to protect our kids on the buses and other drivers on the road. Julie you still have a ginger tickets for tonights Powerball Jackpot continue tonight and you can win 236 million. Lisa thats how much is up for grabs tonight. The only place to see it live is here moments before news 6 at 11 00. Ginger after news 6 at 11 00, stay tuned for the late show with Stephen Colbert julie tonight he welcomes adrian brody. Dont miss it at 11 35 here on news 6. Lisa thank you for watching news 6 at 7 00. Ginger inside edition is next. Remember, we break news on clickorlando. Com, powered by news 6. Lisa well see you back here at 11 00 tonight. Brave erin andrews. The testimony from her father that brought her to tears. And targeting erin. How the creepy peeping tom changed her life forever. 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